We are now forming a group for the next session of Helping Hands to begin on August 1st, 2011, a support group for teen survivors of suicide. The session will be for six weeks this time and start time will be from 7-8 pm at St. John's Behavioral Health Bldg- Edgewood, St. Louis, MO. For more information read our tab on Helping Hands from the drop down menu of our home page. If you are interested in attending this group please contact Robin at 636-236-6644. Thank you and we welcome you to our group of peers who understand...       

Because that stigma remains today, a new program backed by the University of Missouri is seeking to enlist the nation's high school teachers and administrators as front-line forces in the battle against youth suicide. The program will teach educators the risk factors and warning signs to look for, and ask them to report potential problems to parents and authorities, much the way teachers have reported signs of child abuse for decades.  Read the rest of the article at http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/education/story/048E8760C8EF015E862576B80002E12E?OpenDocument